Dropdownlist Type-to-select Custom Behavior

[Scantron-Morrisville]

Hi,

I have a list of items in a dropdownlist.  Each item contains 3 properties.  The name, the acronym, and the Id.  I'm currently using the name and Id which works perfectly fine.

As the list is long, it's typical for a user to open the dropdownlist and start typing to find the item they are after.  Our users like to search/type the acronym, not the full name.  So because we only show the full name in the dropdown text, typing the acronym usually does not get you to the correct item.

How can I display the full name, but type-ahead on the acronym?

Thanks!

[Daniel]

Hello,

You could set the acronym as dataTextField and use templates for the dropdownlist to show the name.

Regards,
Daniel
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